portrait of felix feneon paul signac

portrait of felix feneon paul signacThis neo impressionist work of Paul Signac depicts the French art critic Flix Fnon standing in front of a swirling background of color. This portrait of Fnon dressed in a three piece suit, delicately holding a cyclamen flower in the fingers of his right hand, is on display at MoMA in New York. The patterns, symbols and colors that make up the background visibly reference a variety of sources, including Japanese textiles and the mystical occult. Do you

The dynamic composition of the painting is accentuated by the movement of the clouds in the swirling sky

the artist recalls the intensity of the African masks that fascinated him by their simplicity and intense expression

It reflects the influence of the Old Masters and the vanitas

which strongly influenced the development of his art and his world view

seems to contemplate the scene while sprinkling the work with delicate reflections

Giving the illusion of movement

Against a mountainous background with misty horizons

The circles are arranged in such a way as to evoke harmonious movement and dynamic interaction between the elements

Gustav Klimt

grey and blue

Claude Monet finds the contact of his Normandy coast

The white lighthouse